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.                     In 1787,  Ann married journalist          William Radcliffe,  who was part-owner     & editor of the English Chronicle;  William     often came home late & to occupy her time, Ann took up writing;         eagerly reading her work to him when he came in.       Their marriage was childless but happy;                  Ann called him her "nearest     relative and best friend" & the money she earned             from her novels later allowed them to travel with their dog Chance.   In her final years, Radcliffe retreated from public life;  rumored to have become                                  insane as a result of her writing - Little is known of Ann Radcliffe's life. In 1823, the year of her death, the Edinburgh Review, said, "She never appeared in public,     nor mingled in private society,  but kept herself apart, like the sweet bird that sings   its solitary notes, shrouded & unseen." Christina Rossetti attempted to write a biography of Ann, but abandoned it for lack of information;       According to Ruth Facer, "Physically,   she was said to be 'exquisitely proportioned' – quite short, beautiful complexion–   'as was her whole countenance, especially her eyes, eyebrows &                                          mouth.'"
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Aug 2, 2018
Aug 2, 2018 at 7:34 PM UTC
Ann Radcliffe; Mother of Goth
.                     In 1787,  Ann married journalist          William Radcliffe,  who was part-owner     & editor of the English Chronicle;  William     often came home late & to occupy her time, Ann took up writing;         eagerly reading her work to him when he came in.       Their marriage was childless but happy;                  Ann called him her "nearest     relative and best friend" & the money she earned             from her novels later allowed them to travel with their dog Chance.   In her final years, Radcliffe retreated from public life;  rumored to have become                                  insane as a result of her writing - Little is known of Ann Radcliffe's life. In 1823, the year of her death, the Edinburgh Review, said, "She never appeared in public,     nor mingled in private society,  but kept herself apart, like the sweet bird that sings   its solitary notes, shrouded & unseen." Christina Rossetti attempted to write a biography of Ann, but abandoned it for lack of information;       According to Ruth Facer, "Physically,   she was said to be 'exquisitely proportioned' – quite short, beautiful complexion–   'as was her whole countenance, especially her eyes, eyebrows &                                          mouth.'"
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Aug 2, 2018
Aug 2, 2018 at 7:34 PM UTC
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